LAND OF THE GIANTS www.wealdstone-fc.com 2017-18 Eddie Oshodi and Ricky Wellard look well up for it as the teams came out for the first leg of the FA Trophy semi final at Brackley ten days ago PICTURE: STEVE WEALDSTONE v EASTBOURNE B FOSTER ROYAL BLUE & WHITE RED & BLACK aqueoussun photography Jonathan North Mark Smith Jake Sheppard Matt Pickering Ryan Sellers Archie Edwards Eddie Oshodi Jamie Taylor Glenn Wilson James Haran Jerome Okimo © Harry Ransom Ricky Wellard Kane Wills Sam Cox Sergio Torres Dave Pratt Lloyd Dawes Daniel Green Yemi Odubade Bradley Bubb Gavin McCallum Matthew Whichelow Charlie Harris Dan Fitchett Shane Okojie Mustafa Tiryaki Kiramn Khinda-John Ian Gayle Tyler Pearson Tarfiq Olomowewe Ian Simpemba Marcus Johnson-Schuster Ravan Constable Reagan Ogle Matty Day MATCH SPONSOR Preston Manor Century Boys Wealdstone BALL DONOR Brian Smith v Eastbourne REFEREE James Durkin ASSISTANT REFEREES Borough Michael Smith and Zack Ellis Monday March 26 NEXT HOME GAMES v EAST THURROCK UTD 2018, kick-off (Vanarama National League South) Saturday 7.45pm March 31, 2018, KO 3pm Vanarama National v BATH CITY (Vanarama National League South) League South Saturday April 7, 2018, KO 3pm League sponsors Your award-winning match programme, sponsored by the Ruislip Social Club £3 Main club sponsor: WRITTEN IN STONE Mark Hyde BACK TO THE DAY JOB ood evening and a very warm certainly possible. Bobby and his team have welcome to the Officials, players and steadily built a team of their own since joining supporters of Eastbourne Borough back in August and although there have been G. Welcome also to you our supporters. We hiccups there have also been glimpses of hope you enjoy your evening and have a just how good we are when it all clicks. Let’s safe journey home. continue to encourage and support as one and You will find no reference to Saturday’s FA end the season on a high.. Trophy second leg in this issue for the very Thanks as always to our sponsors today, We simple reason that this programme is off to print are always grateful for the generosity of our two days before it is played. supporters when it comes to match and ball Tonight we get back to league action at what is sponsorship as these play a big part in our very much the business end of the season. 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We in possession of some new you clutter please bear us in trust every fan has a pleasant Stones Beanie hats (complete mind and we can put it to good stay here with us in the heart with bobble to appease those use. of Middlesex and also has that have been nagging me time to share a drink with the for months), as well as some GOLDEN GIRL supporters in the clubhouse more Wealdstone blue and Mim will be selling Golden after the game. white bar scarves complete Goals just inside the ground for with embroidered badge at your chance to scoop an extra Its that time of year when we each end. To be honest they £50 for the first goal scored or start thinking and planning the can not arrive soon enough as £10 for the last goal. If you are new stock for next season. In we have completely sold out of lucky enough to win pop into seasons past it has certainly hats and scarves much earlier the Megastore at the end of the been a less hectic time of the in the year than normal. The game to collect your prize from year than the early months of famous changing UK climate is Mim. a campaign. Not this season. to blame for that. The hats are Throw in a trophy run, colder a very reasonable £10 and the THANK YOU TO / snowier weather earlier than scarves £12 each. the number of you out there normal and our best laid plans that have kept us busy selling go out the window. Hats and SOCIAL MEGASTORE you amazing donations. There scarves sell out quicker, stock The Megastore is now on are some amongst you that levels we have run down Facebook (Wealdstone FC have been turning up week need to be replenished and SC MegaStore) & Instagram after week with programmes enquiries via the website go (WfcMegastore) & Youtube and other such treasures. through the roof. Big games (WFCSCMegastore). With the Some of these are like giving and the potential Wembley help of Steve Foster these sites us £5 notes each time, as they date has meant we have had have been updated and will quickly go on to Ebay and to get things in place, so the contain latest news and links to quickly raise us cash. Every Megastore does not completely all things Megastore. item we receive is very much take over my life and push Mrs appreciated and helps us make Megastore closer to pressing PAYMENT a big dent in our fundraising the divorce button. First on Please remember we can targets, so thank you. my recent hit list was a trip process card payments in the to Wembley for the annual Megastore on game days via a GOODBYE & GOODNIGHT Merchandise fair. This year I handy PayPal card machine, so That brings to an end my took Grandad Megastore who not only can you spend more 16th set of programme notes. seemed to talk to everyone, in the Megastore, but you can Remember the shop will be hence why I am now being also retain your cash to buy open all home games and bombarded with enquiries from pints, programmes or golden some away games. Come on all sorts of suppliers from the goals. you Stones and don’t forget to usual winter wear companies bring your wallets. from Portugal to tea trays WANTED UNWANTED from Sweden, carrier bag We are always on the lookout Adam E (aka Stones Throw) & companies from Germany and for your unwanted items. A @Wfcmegastore on twitter & bottle openers from Poland. number of individuals have Instagram Amongst the bags of goodies already kindly donated their On behalf of the Megastore my Dad came away with there unwanted DVDs, LPs, pictures, Team are certainly some there that books, CDs and the like. There www.wfcmegastore.co.uk will feature next season, if not is nothing we will not try and sooner. sell via our various outlets. The amount of money we raise Adam WEALDSTONE v EASTBOURNE BORO FAN IN THE STAND wo days ago our ‘Fan in the Stand’ was Chris Lane, and tonight it’s his brother TMatthew. Why have one Lane when you can have two? Or even a cul-de-sac? So fire away Matt... Whereabouts do you live? Northolt. Have lived there my whole life. Are you working (and where?) I work as a content It’s writer for a digital market- ing agency in Beckenham. Mostly revolves around Matthew property and finance, but I manage to get the odd Lane football-related blog in there by hook or crook. First Stones game attended? First went as a baby (in the Vicarage Road years) but the first games I actually remember were at Edgware, where I was more My claim to fame interested in playing football be- hind the main stand than actually watching the football for the most part. I have a vague memory of is playing in the same a few games at Yeading, but it’s very hazy. The first team I really remember included players like Chris Walton, Roy Marshall, Ian school team as Kieron Waugh, Darren Bonfield, Paul McKay, Dominic Sterling and Brian Jones. Forbes... yes it’s true, What or who persuaded you to become a Stones fan? My dad Andrew has been a fan since the 1970s and took me along as a he learnt it all from me! baby. I’ve been going to games ever since. Do you follow any other team? HALF AND I’m a big Spurs fan, and go to a HALF HAT few games a year. But I mostly Above, Matthew prefer watching non-league shows his leanings football, where you feel like less with a rather of a number. original Spurs and Stones hat. Do you prefer lower-League Left, his brother’s football? I like the ability to stand ‘Fan in Stand’ last where you want and swap ends Saturday looked at half-time. I also enjoy going eerily similar. to various away grounds – some Same schools but better than others – and being so playing with close to the action. It does feel different stars of like a more ‘real’ match-day the Wealdstone experience, but I like visiting team! CONTINUED OVERPAGE WEALDSTONE v EASTBOURNE BORO FAN IN THE STAND the most about 30 goals by February! memorable Honourable mentions to Marvin individual Morgan (first spell), Chris O’Leary, moments.